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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

ANDREW K SANDS
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ANDREW K SANDS

Listed Specialty: Foot and Ankle Surgery
170 W 12TH ST, SPELLMAN 7, NEW YORK, NY, 10011-8202
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DR. ANDREW SANDS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

23

payments

$26,057

payment total

5

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
1 $15,253
Travel and Lodging
8 $5,546
Honoraria
4 $4,120
Food and Beverage
9 $628
Accredited Training
1 $510

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

$16,849
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$8,850
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

$1,418
LIFENET VIVIGEN

device

$1,418
IO FIX

device

$194
EXTERNAL FIXATION

device

$165
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 12, 2018 $15,253 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. ANDREW K SANDS MD PC
Dec 7, 2018 $1,055 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Jan 19, 2018 $1,055 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Sep 28, 2018 $1,055 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
May 3, 2018 $1,055 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Dec 7, 2018 $1,030 No Listed Product Honoraria SYNTHES GMBH
May 3, 2018 $1,030 No Listed Product Honoraria SYNTHES GMBH
Sep 28, 2018 $1,030 No Listed Product Honoraria SYNTHES GMBH
Jan 19, 2018 $1,030 No Listed Product Honoraria SYNTHES GMBH
Feb 23, 2018 $670 LIFENET VIVIGEN VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 2, 2018 $510 No Listed Product Accredited Training SYNTHES GMBH
Feb 23, 2018 $312 LIFENET VIVIGEN VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $236 LIFENET VIVIGEN VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $194 IO FIX Food and Beverage EXTREMITY MEDICAL
Mar 12, 2018 $108 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. ANDREW K SANDS MD PC
Feb 23, 2018 $102 LIFENET VIVIGEN VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 4, 2018 $91 EXTERNAL FIXATION Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Jan 20, 2018 $74 EXTERNAL FIXATION Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 6, 2018 $49 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $42 LIFENET VIVIGEN VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $36 LIFENET VIVIGEN VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $21 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $20 LIFENET VIVIGEN VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.